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Here it is: www.realage.com

It calculates how old you "really" are based on your risk factors, behaviors, environment, gender, nutrition, exercise, etc.

I am literally 23.9, but this says I'm 29.3 (I think the number reversal is a coincidence). I have some things working in my favor, and a lot of other things working against me. I like the detailed profile of stuff I can do to fix it.

About the site:
- the test takes a little while
- you have to give them your email and make up a password to get in, but you get results right on the site so you can probably make up a fake email unless you want to go back and update it when you get more information
- you don't pay for anything as far as I can tell

Anyways, about me...

The good things making me younger:

Good sleep levels
Ideal BMI
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Low red meat intake
Daily breakfast
No ovarian cancer in family
Vehicle size
No drinking and driving
Education level

The bad things making me older:

Secondhand smoke exposure
Flossing habits
Low vegetable intake
Low fruit servings
Daily vitamin
Low unsaturated fat
High resting heart rate
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Family history of breast cancer
Cell phone use
Driving speeds
Oral hygiene concerns
Blood pressure control
Lack of diversity in diet
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level

...it's basically saying I don't eat so great and don't get much exercise (plus other stuff), but at least they're specific about it.

It sucks that they won't let you go back and add a poll (if I can do that and I'm an idiot, please tell me how to do it.) I meant to ask people to post if they're younger or older than their regular age, how much so, and what you plan to do about it.

I think I'll start walking more for exercise and maybe eat more veggies. (So, do tomatoes count? :rolleyes:)

They've got you too...

They've got you too...

Yeah. Now take the test.

Calendar age: 20.3
Change: +1.5
'Real Age': 21.8

Apparently these things are good:
Good sleep levels
Ideal BMI
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Parents relationship
Medication use
No drinking and driving
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
No ovarian cancer in family
Healthy resting heart rate
Cardiovascular level
Correct fruit servings
Breast cancer history
Cell phone use

And these things are bad:
Secondhand smoke exposure
Flossing habits
Low vegetable intake
Low unsaturated fat
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
Alcohol use
Driving speeds
Vehicle size
High red meat intake
Blood pressure control
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level

Yeah. Now take the test.
Translation: Join the cult :eek:

This sucks, you have to be between 20 and 90.

It sucks that they won't let you go back and add a poll (if I can do that and I'm an idiot, please tell me how to do it.)
Top of the page, Thread Tools, Add Poll. :)

Waiting for my results. *Sigh* I lied and said I was 2 years older, because you have to be 20 to take the test. Meanies. Don't see why it's not 18, myself.

meh.

I'm 28, and my age on the site is 28.3, so it's pretty much the same.

Huh? It let me take the test...
Actual age:19.9
Difference: +6.7
"Real" Age: 26.6

Good:
Distances traveled
Low red meat intake
Good oral hygiene
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Nonsmoker
Happy marriage
Alcohol
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
No ovarian cancer in family
Correct fruit servings
Safe driving speeds
Good omega-3 intake
No drinking and driving

Bad:
Dog ownership
Medication use
Daily vitamin
Low unsaturated fat
High resting heart rate
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low vegetable intake
Folic acid intake
Family history of breast cancer
Flossing habits
High BMI
Blood pressure control
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Too much sleep

Apparently 3 portions of veg a day isn't enough... I guess it's never heard of the 5 a day campaign (I eat 3 portions of fruit a day as well, and it's combined :P)

Literal Age: 19
Real Age:23.3


What's Making My Real Age Younger
Good sleep levels
Positive attitude
Dog ownership
Parents relationship
Medication use
Flossing habits
Good vegetable intake
Correct fruit servings
Flexibility routine
Ideal BMI
Potassium levels
Good omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
No drinking and driving
Cell phone use
Safe driving speeds
Vehicle size
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
Vitamin C intake

What's Making My Real Age Older
Lycopene levels
Blood pressure control
Low unsaturated fat
Vitamin E intake
Low grain intake
Secondhand smoke exposure
Calcium intake
High red meat intake

Today, May 14, 2006, your RealAge is 26.0!

Real age. as of now.. 16.6 I think.

shit, i was 18.8 until they asked about smoking. now i'm 29.0. my chronological age is 21.8. oh well, at least i can continue to claim my mental age as 15.0 :p

they said dog ownership makes my real age older - i never even said i owned a dog. :confused:

Since I added exactly 2 years to my age, my age is 18.5, and my difference is -0.8, so I'm 17.7!


Distances traveled
Safe driving speeds
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Nonsmoker
Low red meat intake
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
No ovarian cancer in family
No drinking and driving
Cardiovascular level
Good omega-3 intake
Daily vitamin
Breast cancer history

Medication use
Low fruit servings
Low unsaturated fat
High resting heart rate
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low vegetable intake
Folic acid intake
Flossing habits
High BMI
Oral hygiene concerns
Poor asthma control
Blood pressure control
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level
Too much sleep

A lot of the things making me older, though, are vitamin-related, and I get plenty of vitamins from my diet, so I don't take supplements for them because I don't need them. They should do more research before coming up with those numbers. Geez, I could really be 15! And too much sleep? I get all the sleep my body needs. >.<; Stupid test.

I was down to -3.0 before physical activities, then I couldn't get my results *grumble*

Calendar age 63, real age 61.5 :)

Do you attend church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other places of worship AT LEAST 1 time per week?

what does this have to do with health? :confused:


i'm 21 (near enough - birthday this week) and it says i'm 28 at the latest count (now waiting for email results to arrive). bah.

what does this have to do with health? :confused:


i'm 21 (near enough - birthday this week) and it says i'm 28 at the latest count (now waiting for email results to arrive). bah.
Having a strong faith, strong enough to visit a place of worship once a week or more, helps your psychological youth, I believe. They don't take into account a lot of "What about None of the Above?" answers to questions.

I'm 21.1, but my RealAge is 26.2.

Good sleep levels
Cardiovascular level
Good sleep levels
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Parents relationship
Correct fruit servings
Flexibility routine
Potassium levels
Optimal grain level
Good omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
No drinking and driving
Cell phone use
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Low red meat intake
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
Calcium intake
Vitamin C intake

Blood pressure control
Low unsaturated fat
Vitamin E intake
Driving speeds
Have cholesterol level measured
Low vegetable intake
Social network and stress
Strength training level
Family history of breast cancer
High BMI
Vehicle size
Workout schedule
Flossing habits
Medication use

Apparently, I'm 4 years and nine months younger than I actually am (I had to lie about my age tho). So my real age is exactly 15.2 :D

Actual Age. 35.9
Real age 35.0

This sucks, you have to be between 20 and 90.

That's because below 20, you're basically a kid and your health is pretty different.

Top of the page, Thread Tools, Add Poll. :)

Waiting for my results. *Sigh* I lied and said I was 2 years older, because you have to be 20 to take the test. Meanies. Don't see why it's not 18, myself.

Thanks. Looks like it's too late now...lots of people have already taken it and signed off. Next time!

Bad:
Dog ownership


Wtf? I have a dog and it never said it was bad. Since when is having a dog bad?

Wtf? I have a dog and it never said it was bad. Since when is having a dog bad?
uhmmm... just a wild guess here... when one is allergic to dogs? :D

uhmmm... just a wild guess here... when one is allergic to dogs? :D

I don't remember a question about whether I was allergic to dogs.

Your RealAge is 51.3!

On the plus side
Good sleep levels
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Parents relationship
Happy marriage
Flossing habits
Correct fruit servings
Flexibility routine
Potassium levels
Good omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
No drinking and driving
Cell phone use
Daily aspirin use
Safe driving speeds
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Low red meat intake
Daily breakfast
Ideal blood pressure
Diverse diet
Vitamin C intake

On the negative side
Lycopene levels
Low unsaturated fat
High resting heart rate
Workout schedule
Have cholesterol level measured
Low grain intake
Low vegetable intake
Social network and stress
Strength training level
High BMI
Vehicle size
Cat ownership
Vitamin E intake
Calcium intake
Medication use

Life is just too short to act like a middle-aged fart!

(I got dinged for not enough social network? I see a minimum of 1,000 people a week. How big does a social network have to BE???)

Calendar Age 44.3 Adjustment -7.3 Real Age 37.0 ?? :cool:

However given that I eat breakfast almost every day, (I miss very rarely) why does it say:

Lack of daily breakfast

on the negative side? The options were 2-5 times a week or 6-7 times a week. Now when I miss it is usually for two or three days in a row so I chose 2-5. Now apparently this means I do not have a daily breakfast. :mad:

Shit. Well I'm 16.6 and my real age is 13.7 (I took test as 20.6 though, as wouldn't let me go as 16yr old)

What's making your RealAge younger?

Strength training level
Cardiovascular level
Good sleep levels
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Medication use
Safe driving speeds
Healthy resting heart rate
Good omega-3 intake
Correct fruit servings
No drinking and driving
Cell phone use
Ideal BMI
Vehicle size
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
Flexibility routine
Social network and stress


What's making your RealAge older?

Lycopene levels
Blood pressure control
Low unsaturated fat
Calcium intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low vegetable intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
Vitamin E intake
Flossing habits
High red meat intake

Well, my main problems are that I don't sleep enough, and I only eat about once a day. Also, my exercise habits are sporadic at best. Especially during school, and since I'm taking summer classes they'll remain that way. Ugh, tomorrow I have class from 10-3:50 and then I work from 4-12:30. And then class from 10-3:50 again the day after.

That, and it doesn't like my car. You get bitched at for having a large gas hog, and then this thing tells me I'll die quicker if I have a small car. Can't win either way, I guess.

Calendar age: 23.8

Difference = +7.9

Real Age = 31.7

Good things

Positive attitude
Ideal BMI
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Medication use
Alcohol
No drinking and driving
Cardiovascular level

Bad things

Dog ownership
Secondhand smoke exposure
Flossing habits
Lycopene levels
Low vegetable intake
Low fruit servings
Low unsaturated fat
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
Driving speeds
Vehicle size
High red meat intake
Lack of daily breakfast
Blood pressure control
Lack of diversity in diet
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level
Not enough sleep

im 16.4 so i just added four years but as far as if all my answers were the same and my age really were 20.4 then my "realage" is 17.3...apparently no smoking and drinking, a steady relationship, and a whole hell of a lot of aerobic exercise and strength training is good....plus good eating habits(besides dairy but i have an excuse im lactose intolerant)

I don't put a lot of faith in this test.

It claims my 'real' age is 33, four years less than my actual 37.

This, however, is despite asking me whether or not I have cancer, and my answering in the affirmitive with leukaemia, which was one of the specific options offered.

It didn't try to distinguish between leukaemias - and the difference between acute and chronic leukaemias has a significant impact on lifespan - but even leaving that difficulty aside, I find it rather ironic that my 'real' age is supposed to be 33 when, more likely than not, I'll be dead before I'm 50.

Sorry to be a bit of a downer there - I'm usually more optimistic about my condition that this suggests - but it does suggest the test has more than its share of flaws.

I gave a fake email but before the last continue it said
Difference = +1.6

Actual: 29.4
Diff: -2.2
Test Age: 27.2

Younger
Cardiovascular level
Correct fruit servings
Good sleep levels
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Parents relationship
Medication use
Flexibility routine
Safe driving speeds
Daily vitamin
Good omega-3 intake
Ideal BMI
Breast cancer history
Cell phone use
Low red meat intake
Vehicle size
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker
Alcohol
Diverse diet

OLDER
Dog ownership
Potassium levels
Low unsaturated fat
Workout schedule
Flossing habits
Low grain intake
Low vegetable intake
Folic acid intake
Unsafe driving practices
Lack of daily breakfast
Blood pressure control
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level

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But I eat tons of vegetables and grains! I picked the higest numbers! Grrrr!

Plus I don't like dogs much. Cats should make me younger too!

. You get bitched at for having a large gas hog, and then this thing tells me I'll die quicker if I have a small car. Can't win either way, I guess.

Calendar age: 23.8

Difference = +7.9

Real Age = 31.7

yeah that seemed like BS to me too - why am i older for having a smaller car? that makes no sense :confused:

though its good to see i'm not the only one who has +7...


Making me older:

Dog ownership - i'm pretty sure i didn't say i had a fooking dog. i said no pets. stupid thing. (had a cat though)
Flossing habits
Low fruit servings
Low unsaturated fat
High resting heart rate
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
High BMI
Driving speeds
Vehicle size - STFU.
Lack of daily breakfast
Blood pressure control
Lack of diversity in diet
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level
Not enough sleep

apart from the ones in bold, i sound like a very unhealthy person :p


Making me younger:

No drinking and driving
Good oral hygiene
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Parents relationship
Medication use - guh?
Low red meat intake
Lycopene levels
Vitamin C intake
Good vegetable intake
Daily vitamin
Safety belt or airbag usage
Cell phone use

Calendar age: 20.4
Difference: -0.9
"Real" age: 19.5

Actual Age: 22.3

Difference: +7.5

RealAge: 29.8

What's making my age younger:

Ideal BMI
Dog ownership
Limited or no secondhand smoke exposure
Parents relationship
Medication use
Daily breakfast
Diverse diet
Healthy resting heart rate
Vehicle size
Good oral hygiene
Safety belt or airbag usage
Nonsmoker


What's maing my age older:

Flossing habits
Lycopene levels
Low vegetable intake
Low fruit servings
Low unsaturated fat
Lack of flexibility exercises
Workout schedule
Potassium levels
Low grain intake
Low omega-3 intake
Folic acid intake
Daily vitamin
Unsafe driving practices
Driving speeds
High red meat intake
Blood pressure control
Calcium intake
Vitamin E intake
Vitamin C intake
Have cholesterol level measured
Social network and stress
Strength training level
Too much sleep




Apparently, I'm too old for my age. Wtf?

It sucks that they won't let you go back and add a poll (if I can do that and I'm an idiot, please tell me how to do it.) I meant to ask people to post if they're younger or older than their regular age, how much so, and what you plan to do about it.

I think I'll start walking more for exercise and maybe eat more veggies. (So, do tomatoes count? :rolleyes:)
Without myself reading 3 pages...
Have you tried Thread tools?

The test said I was 4 months younger, but I lied on it.

hmm, how much can I trust a test that's just calculated my real age incorrectly?

The test said I was 4 months younger, but I lied on it.

what for? mine said im 32.5 but Im actually 24. stupid binge drinking and mystery arthritis.

I lied and took it as 20.6ish. It said I was 15.4. I guess that makes me actually 11.4-ish.

Suddenly I feel younger.

I took this a couple of weeks ago when Eut posted it in another thread. I'm 20.7 and my RA is apparently about 15.3. Not even legal. Don't remember all the +/-, and I remember how long the test took (about 10% of my age...:p ) so I won't do it again.

Real age 21.0... not quite, geniuses! (seriously, I don't know how it got that from the 7th of June 1985... or how long did I sleep last night?)

(ooh, and why will it not let me average more than one breakfast per day? bastards)

I'm two years younger than I really am, apparently.

I don't see how medicating my asthma can be causing me to become older, though. Maybe having asthma would increase my RealAge, but following doctor's orders to treat it shouldn't make it worse:confused:

It didn't try to distinguish between leukaemias - and the difference between acute and chronic leukaemias has a significant impact on lifespan - but even leaving that difficulty aside, I find it rather ironic that my 'real' age is supposed to be 33 when, more likely than not, I'll be dead before I'm 50.
At least you'll have to comfort of knowing you died in good health!

I'm two years younger than I really am, apparently.

I don't see how medicating my asthma can be causing me to become older, though. Maybe having asthma would increase my RealAge, but following doctor's orders to treat it shouldn't make it worse:confused:
If you're using a steroidal inhaler that would probably reduce your life expectancy. It's possible that other sorts of inhalers would have a similar effect as well.

So who can help me with a certain topic discussing the language with the most people speaking it?
I'll give a cookie.:)
*Dangles cookie*

So who can help me with a certain topic discussing the language with the most people speaking it?
I'll give a cookie.:)
*Dangles cookie*

Is this an English language cookie... I mean, question?
*eyes cookie*

Is this an English language cookie... I mean, question?
*eyes cookie*
Why yes it is.

Why yes it is.
Shoot.

Here cookie, cookie, cookie. :D

Shoot.
The question is...
There was a thread here on NS general where the discussion was about which language was spoken the most.
I want to know which recent thred it was.
I'm going to be now so everyone has plenty of time to find it for me.:p

The question is...
There was a thread here on NS general where the discussion was about which language was spoken the most.
I want to know which recent thred it was.
I'm going to be now so everyone has plenty of time to find it for me.:p

That's not an English language question :gundge:
I was expecting a nice easy grammar question :(

Can I have a cookie anyway? :)
:p

The question is...
There was a thread here on NS general where the discussion was about which language was spoken the most.
I want to know which recent thred it was.
I'm going to be now so everyone has plenty of time to find it for me.:p
i believe it was the one about do you speak chinese.

That's not an English language question :gundge:
I was expecting a nice easy grammar question :(

Can I have a cookie anyway? :)
:p
Half a cookie for effort.
i believe it was the one about do you speak chinese.
Potential cookie coming your way.

Half a cookie for effort.

Yay! Half a cookie! :D
*starts munching on 1/2 cookie*

I think they weight some things far too heavily.
I was going along at 2.5yrs under my natural age until I got to the page that asked about stressful events. I put in that I had moved within the last 12 months and that pushed my 'real age' up to 2 yrs above my natural age!
How can moving be that stressful that it takes 4 years off your life?
If that's true, I should be dead already. I've moved 20 times in my life. That means I should have a body of a 110yr old.
It doesn't take into account whether the move was stressful or not. Yes it was a bit stressing the whole move, setting up again thing. But I moved from the most densely populated place on Earth (Mong Kok in HK) with 24/7 traffic and pollution to a small island off HK where I have a balcony, a view of the harbour and there's no vehicles on the island. I'm woken up by frogs and birds in the morning now, not cars, buses, trucks and people shouting at each other.
So I'd argue not moving would be more stressful in this case.
This is why I dislike these on-line quizes. They need to be taken with a very large pinch of salt.

*rant over*

I was riding on a simple 0.7 above my real age until I got to the nutritional and excercise pages... then it slammed 7.3 years on me, upping me from 21.1 to 29.4.

Potential cookie coming your way.
then turn the potential into reality.

the dutch thread.

Today, May 17, 2006, your RealAge is 15.3! But you could be younger -- in as few as 90 days.
Wow :rolleyes:
Calendar Age 23.0
Difference -7.7
RealAge 15.3

then turn the potential into reality.

the dutch thread.
Most certainly not that.

i believe it was the one about do you speak chinese.
I searched Chinese and found nothing close.:confused:

Today, May 17, 2006, your RealAge is 15.3! But you could be younger -- in as few as 90 days.
Wow :rolleyes:
Calendar Age 23.0
Difference -7.7
RealAge 15.3

So...Is it still legal for you to watch porn?

Wow, I didn't think this thread would still be alive. Looks like that test has some glitches, such as assigning people a dog when they don't have one :rolleyes: and not distinguishing leukimias (I'm sorry you'll die so soon...ugh, what a terrible thing to say...I don't know). I guess I like it because at least you can choose one unhealthy thing you do that you might not have known was all that bad, and change it for the better. As for the crappy inconsistencies...eh, it's just an online test. See a doctor if you want something more specific.

No one gets full cookies!